Pirates sign Jayson Nix

Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) - The Pittsburgh Pirates signed free-agent infielder Jayson Nix prior to Sunday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Nix, 31, went 6-for-39 with one homer in 18 games with the Philadelphia
Phillies earlier this season before being granted free agency on May 13. He
then signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays, who released him on
Friday.

In 443 career games with the Rockies, White Sox, Indians, Blue Jays, Yankees
and Phillies, Nix has hit .216 with 38 homers and 128 RBI.